Last year there was three of them for sale. If you can find one they are a really great sailing boat. There isn't anything available for class rating either.The biggest downside to it is the barnpole for a mast. Which is probably a good thing if this is going to be your first spinnaker boat.

A similar option would be an Formula 16, I'm pretty sure there is still boats available from this years Alter Cup. If you're interested in basically a brand new boat let me know. sogncab (at) yahoo (dot) com

I moved to South Korea last November. I can not believe I have been boatless for 6 months (Withdrawls setting in, especially with Spring being here.) If my contract get's renewed for another year, I may try and look in to buying an FX-ONE to sail in Busan.

Just curious, but is anyone in the eastern US at least INTERESTED in buying an FX?

Yes, absolutely, although in my case it would have to be a used one. I have an H18 now and if my wife and kids don't catch the "Hobie bug" soon, I'll look to sell it and buy an FX-One. Last summer I saw a nice one with wings listed online somewhere in midwest for ~$10,000. Great looking boats! For those in the know, would the FX-One be easier to single hand than a AHPC Viper? There's a gorgeous Viper on my beach but it looks like it might be a bit of a handful (for me) to handle alone.

For those in the know, would the FX-One be easier to single hand than a AHPC Viper?

No real difference on the water. The Viper is a bit lighter on the beach, a lot lighter if the FXone has wings. I loved the FXone, just no class to race with. Great Portsmouth number for handicap racing.

For those in the know, would the FX-One be easier to single hand than a AHPC Viper?

No real difference on the water. The Viper is a bit lighter on the beach, a lot lighter if the FXone has wings. I loved the FXone, just no class to race with. Great Portsmouth number for handicap racing.

Thanks Karl. By "handle" I was referring more to being able to work the jib, spin, main, etc. single handed. At least there's a furling jib option on the FX-One for weekend warriors like me. I wouldn't even know where to begin with a spin.

I never sailed the FXone with the jib. I've sailed the Viper briefly with the jib singlehanded, and I didn't care for it. Not so much dealing with the jib, but the boat powers up so quickly that it was just tricky. I don't think the FXone would be a whole lot differently.

You were probably looking at mine that was for sale last year. It was the only one in the midwest for sale that I knew of.